Waiata tangi, by King Mahuta | Waikato

Item — crate: R043838644, Reel: 5000027019543

Identifier: AMPS 2022/48. Item McL 475

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

First lines begin: "Whakarongorongoa ai te taringa te haruru o te rangi ēi | Haruru haere ana ko koutou pea tēnā ka unuhia ēi!"

Dates

1963-10-10

Creator

From the Collection: McLean, Mervyn (1930-2022) (Person)

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Restrictions

Restrictions appearing in the collection were placed by the performers at time of recording. Usually the restriction limits access to members of particular iwi or hapu.

These items may sometimes be referred to for scholarly purposes but may not be copied or published in any form without the explicit release by the appropriate tribal authority.

Biographical / Historical

The performer says the waiata was composed by King Mahuta to commemorate the success of a man, who had lost three daughters all within a short time, in prevailing up on the spirits not to inflict further deaths.